Published Date: 2007-04-05 18:00:01
Subject: PRO> Measles - Italy: background
Archive Number: 20070405.1150
MEASLES - ITALY: BACKGROUND
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Date: Thu 5 Apr 2007
From: Steve Berger <mberger@post.tau.ac.il>
Source: GIDEON (Global Infectious Disease and Epidemiology Online
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Measles in Italy -- background
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Regarding the recent measles outbreak in Apulia, Italy [see:
ProMED-mail post Measles - Italy (Apulia) 20070404.1146], a gradual
decrease in measles rates may reflect the fact that vaccine coverage
for Italy has exceeded 80 percent only since 2002. See graph at
<http://exhibit.gideononline.com/measles-italy.jpg>.
Outbreaks of measles in Italy:
1996 to 1997 -- An outbreak (1642 cases seen at one hospital) was
reported in Palermo.
2002 -- An outbreak (24 000 clinical cases; 368 hospitalized; 13
encephalitis; 3 fatal) was reported in Campania. The rate among
children below age 15 years was 3750 per 100 000.
2003 -- An outbreak (1217 cases) was reported in Calabria and Puglia.
2003 -- An outbreak (26 cases) was reported in South Tyrol.
2006 -- An outbreak (40 cases) was reported in Grosseto.
2006 -- Outbreaks (187 cases in 3 outbreaks) were reported in the
Roma/Sinti populations of South Tyrol (17 cases), Sardinia (9 cases),
and Lazio (161 cases).
--
Professor Steve Berger
Institute of Geographic Medicine
Tel Aviv Medical Center
<mberger@post.tau.ac.il>
[ProMED-mail thanks Prof Steve Berger for provision of these
background data. - Mod.CP]
See Also
Measles - Italy (Apulia) 20070404.11462006
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Measles - Italy: Roma/Sinti population 20061012.2927
Measles - Italy (Toscana) 20060804.2156
2002
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Measles, fatal - Italy (Campania) (02) 20020701.4649
Measles, fatal - Italy (Campania) 20020627.4617
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